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Lochte has owned the 200 IM world record for seven years, but Phelps usually comes out on top against him. It's astonishing to celebrate Phelps' 22 gold medal, just as astonishing as it's been for the last dozen he's won, each of which successively set an Olympic record. (more...)

Closer than Argentina. Australia's Damian Martin (15) knocks the ball from United States' Kevin Durant (5) during a men's basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. Team USA is in an unenviable position. "Being from Australia , we are not intimidated by anyone", forward Joe Ingles said. U.S. are the overwhelming favourites to win the men's Olympic basketball event. (more...)

Clinton needs to explain what made those bans "reasonable". Her running mate, Sen. Here would have to be your credentials: Conservative to gain the anti-Trump vote, a successful record of leading a socially responsible business. For Trump, the next opportunity to shift themes was to come Wednesday when he holds a pair of rallies in Abington, Virginia, and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (more...)

The firefighters continued to search for those who remained unaccounted for up to the time of the press conference. Children are among those who are missing. Mariana Turay, who has lived in the apartment complex for 30 years and spent the night in the shelter, said she is choosing to view the explosion as a blessing, so loud that it woke everyone up and alerted them to get out. (more...)

According to Comic Book Resources , Grey Damon is set to show up in the fourth episode of Season 3, and while he's only signed up for one episode, there's the option to add more, as is often the case with The Flash's villains. Here's the official character description: One of the Flash's most infamous Rogues, Sam Scudder - aka Mirror Master - is a smooth criminal with a huge ego. (more...)

The Washington Post reported that voters cited frustration with high unemployment, administrative corruption and the scandals surrounding current South African President Jacob Zuma as reasons to vote against the traditionally dominant African National Congress . (more...)

President Obama asked in February for $1.9 million to help fight the virus. Female mosquito larvae (top) are separated from male ones (bottom) at a "sex separation area" inside Sun Yat-Sen University-Michigan State University Joint Center of Vector Control for Tropical Disease, the world's largest "mosquito factory" which breeds millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes, in the fight against the spread of viruses such as dengue and Zika, in Guangzhou, China July 28, 2016. (more...)

Pedowitz did confirm, though, that Supergirl , The Flash , Arrow , and Supernatural were " 22 episodes at this time". (If Buffy can do it effectively, then so can the Arrow-verse.) That's the sort of thing that comes up when your shows' superhero leads - The Flash's Grant Gustin andSupergirl's Melissa Benoist - both broke onto the TV scene on Fox's musical dramedy Glee. (more...)

I just try to take a bit or two... or six", she shared, adding, "The sugar thing has been really bad - and I'm not generally a sugar person. On the show, Cox plays Cameron Wirth, an Ivy League-educated attorney. You never know. I've had a really easy, knock on wood, pregnancy so much far". I've been performing my whole life, so just getting to do what I love doing most is so fantastic. (more...)

She has been very vocal about her admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He flayed Rakhi Sawant for her "ignorant act". And behind, Sawant's butt bore another image of Modi with the Prime Minister seemingly giving the actress' booty a first class rating with his gestures. (more...)

A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government seen during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya, on July 31. The capture of Sirte would be a major setback for ISIL. In addition to USA air strikes, Libyan brigades in Misrata and Sirte have been working with small teams of Western special forces who have provided intelligence and logistical support as well as strategic advice. (more...)

Taylor Lautner and John Stamos are two of the most handsome men on the small screen, and it sounds like we're going to be seeing a whole lot of them in season 2 of Scream Queens . When she was done Woodward and Bernstein-ing her way through the coverup, Lautner confirmed that's the one. Naturally, many songs have been inspired by her loves and losses. (more...)

He flayed Rakhi Sawant for her "ignorant act". Like much of the reaction towards Rakhi Sawant's antics, this little black dress has definitely managed to turn heads and inspire a good many sarcastic comments that ranged from "Make in India" to taking a dig at PM Modi's travel history, given that this is one place that he would never have thought he'd end up going. (more...)

Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short - a rare expression of humility by the Republican presidential nominee. She mocked his plan to cut the tax rate business owners pay on personal income derived from their business to 15 percent as self-serving. With few exceptions, Trump has provided more of a philosophical basis for an economic plan than specifics, although he did call ... (more...)

This year , Gabby Douglas, who won gold in the individual all around contest in 2012 is joined by captain Aly Raisman , three-time world all-around champion Simone Biles , uneven bar specialist Madison Kocian and 16-year-old newcomer Laurie Hernandez . (more...)

But Smith must still receive waiver from the SEC , which has restrictions on its schools accepting athletes with less than two years of eligibility remaining and those who transfer within the conference. It also said it would not comment on the request by Smith. "The SEC does not provide waivers of SEC rules absent circumstances that demonstrate a clear reason for granting an exception to those rules", the league statement said. (more...)

In an interview with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution on Wednesday, Smith's mother, Samyra Smith, cautioned that his battle is "not over", but she told the AJC a decision from the conference was expected within the next 24 hours. Smith was a first-team nickel back for the Tide during the spring. On Wednesday, there was finally a positive resolution that worked in the benefit of the student-athlete. (more...)

She joined our family just last month through adoption, a connection that probably serves as why I was a little more excited than usual to cheer on Simone Biles - the Team USA gymnast who spent time in foster care before being adopted. But it turns out that Biles's situation wasn't typical. We must remember that tiny humans are listening, and they are learning from us. She is only 4 foot 9, however she is a fierce competitor, and has dominated gymnastics since her senior debut in 2013. (more...)

This marked the first time men and women have been on the same crews in Olympic sailing. Golf is back after an even longer absence. Growing up in golf-starved Brazil with little equipment, Da Silva used to make golf clubs out of tree branches as a child. (more...)

Erdogan and other Turkish officials say they believe Gulen, a former ally of Erdogan who became an adversary three years ago, is behind the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey, which left almost 300 people dead. Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, director of the German Marshall Fund's office in Ankara , said public fury over the plotters' actions had even rallied support behind the ensuing legal crackdown and state of emergency that has seen thousands detained. (more...)